By Sage A.
The Franklin C. Ash Internship Program celebrates its 25th anniversary in Summer 2024.
This program runs for seven weeks and gives college students a chance to learn about jobs in non-profit organizations and gain real world experience. This year, 20 students are in the program, which is the largest group yet!
Students are matched with a company that best fits their interests and professional goals. They work at their placement from Tuesday to Friday and complete 28 hours of work every week. Every Monday, all the interns meet for activities like improving resumes, practicing job interviews, volunteering, talking about salaries, and more.
In this internship, the interns spend less than 10% of their time doing office work, so they learn about how a company works instead of just doing paperwork.
Every year Mr. Ash picks a day to have breakfast with the interns where he shares about his past, why he started this program, and how much he enjoys meeting the interns.
After the seven weeks, there is a special closing ceremony where Mr. Ash says goodbye to the interns. The students give speeches about what they learned and get to celebrate their hard work with their bosses, friends, and family. This program sets its participants up for success and helps them explore their interests.
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